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enMillennials came of age in hotter, more extreme climate than their predecessorshttp://environmentamerica.org/news/ame/millennials-came-age-hotter-more-extreme-climate-their-predecessors
<div class="field field-name-field-shared-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <p>WASHINGTON, DC -- Millennials came of age during the hottest ten-year period in the last 100 years. That’s just one of the stats in a new <a href="http://environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/dangerous-inheritance">report</a> by Environment America Research &amp; Policy Center showing how young adults are experiencing hotter temperatures and more intense storms than their predecessors did 40 and 50 years ago.</p>
</div></div></div>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:29:52 +0000elizabeth33131 at http://environmentamerica.orgDangerous Inheritance http://environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/dangerous-inheritance
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<p>As a result of global warming, young Americans today are growing up in a different climate than their parents and grandparents experienced. It is warmer than it used to be. Storms pack more of a punch. Rising seas increasingly flood low-lying land. Large wildfires have grown bigger, more frequent and more expensive to control. People are noticing changes in their own backyards, no matter where they live.</p>
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Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:39:18 +0000anarayanan33101 at http://environmentamerica.orgU.S. cities shining examples of solar power's promisehttp://environmentamerica.org/news/ame/us-cities-shining-examples-solar-powers-promise
<div class="field field-name-field-shared-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <p>Boston, MA- Sixty-five major American cities are responsible for more solar power capacity than was installed throughout the country in all of 2009, according to a new analysis. The report, <em><a href="http://environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0">Shining Cities</a>, </em>highlights the nation’s top cities for solar panels deployed within their borders.</p>
</div></div></div>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:00:31 +0000elizabeth32966 at http://environmentamerica.orgShining Cities http://environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/shining-cities-0
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<p>The use of solar power is expanding rapidly across the United States. By the end of 2014, the United States had 20,500 megawatts (MW) of cumulative solar electric capacity, enough to power four million average U.S. homes. This success is the outcome of federal, state and local programs that are working in concert to make solar power accessible to more Americans, thereby cleaning our air, protecting our health, and hedging against volatile electricity prices.</p>
<p>America’s major cities have played key roles in the clean energy revolution and stand to reap significant benefits from solar energy adoption. As population centers, they are home to the largest electricity markets and can have an important influence on the way we power our grid. Many cities are already benefitting from smart policies that encourage investment in solar energy.</p>
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Tue, 24 Mar 2015 22:10:48 +0000mfitzpatrick32951 at http://environmentamerica.orgFracking rule fails to protect our parks and forestshttp://environmentamerica.org/news/ame/fracking-rule-fails-protect-our-parks-and-forests
<div class="field field-name-field-shared-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <p>WASHINGTON, DC—Today the Obama administration released its long-awaited rule governing fracking on federal public lands. While somewhat less damaging than as originally proposed, the plan fundamentally fails to protect America’s most prized forests and other natural areas from pollution, Environment America said.</p>
</div></div></div>Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:13:53 +0000elizabeth32926 at http://environmentamerica.orgU.S. House lawmakers push to protect families on the frontline of frackinghttp://environmentamerica.org/news/ame/us-house-lawmakers-push-protect-families-frontline-fracking
<div class="field field-name-field-shared-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <p>WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. House lawmakers from both parties introduced a package of bills today to close the loopholes that exempt fracking operations from the nation’s core environmental laws. Reps. Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chris Gibson (R-NY), Jared Polis (D-CO), and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) were among the lead sponsors of the bills, referred to as the “Frack Pack.”</p>
</div></div></div>Thu, 19 Mar 2015 19:36:50 +0000elizabeth32916 at http://environmentamerica.orgPresident hits home run with executive order to curb global warming pollutionhttp://environmentamerica.org/news/ame/president-hits-home-run-executive-order-curb-global-warming-pollution
<div class="field field-name-field-shared-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <p>WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The federal government will cut its greenhouse gas pollution 40 percent over the next decade, under a sweeping new executive order signed by the president today. The reductions will be achieved through energy savings and increased renewable energy deployment in all sectors of the executive branch, the single largest consumer of energy in the nation. Major U.S. supply firms, including GE, IBM, and Honeywell will also pledge emissions reductions today. The two initiatives combined will cut carbon pollution by 26 million metric tons. </p>
</div></div></div>Thu, 19 Mar 2015 19:40:22 +0000elizabeth32921 at http://environmentamerica.orgThreat to wildlife in focus as offshore drilling meetings continuehttp://environmentamerica.org/news/ame/threat-wildlife-focus-offshore-drilling-meetings-continue
<div class="field field-name-field-shared-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <p>WASHINGTON, DC-- From spills soaking sea birds in oil, to seismic exploration putting whales and dolphins at risk, each stage of offshore drilling threatens precious Atlantic marine life, says an <a href="http://environmentamerica.org/sites/environment/files/AME_offshoretwopager_2015_print-1.pdf" target="_blank">analysis</a> from Environment America.</p>
</div></div></div>Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:05:44 +0000elizabeth32861 at http://environmentamerica.orgYou can’t make good beer with bad waterhttp://environmentamerica.org/blogs/environment-america-blog/ame/beer-for-water
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<p>Americans care about clean water for a whole host of reasons – fishing and swimming, protecting wildlife, and safe drinking water. But as I was reminded last week by Jenn Vervier at New Belgium Brewing, clean water is also vital for excellent beer. Understanding that great beer takes great water, many of America’s breweries have come out in support of the proposed clean water rule. Noticeably absent from the list of the rule’s supporters, however, is America’s biggest brewery: Anheuser-Busch. </p>
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Wed, 11 Mar 2015 01:02:01 +0000russbassett@environmentamerica.org32816 at http://environmentamerica.orgOver 4 million people press Obama to protect beeshttp://environmentamerica.org/news/ame/over-4-million-people-press-obama-protect-bees
<div class="field field-name-field-shared-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <p>Washington, DC<strong>—</strong>A coalition of beekeepers, farmers, business leaders, environmental and food safety advocates rallied in front of the White House and delivered more than 4 million petition signatures today calling on the Obama administration to put forth strong protections for bees and other pollinators.</p>
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